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In Kyiv, ambulance medics to receive extra pay for working during air raids and at strike sites

Politics 09/24/2026, 01:11

The Kyiv City Council supported a draft to pay ambulance medics extra for working during air raids and at strike sites. The payments will be on top of salaries, and the purchase of protective clothing and the installation of metal detectors in medical facilities are also planned.

"Calls aren't getting fewer": a Kyiv paramedic talks about 24-hour shifts, a 17,000-hryvnia salary, and the real reasons for ambulance calls

Health 09/16/2026, 08:56

Kyiv paramedic Yeh talked about 24-hour shifts, a salary of around 17,000 hryvnias, and the fact that a significant share of ambulance calls is linked not to traffic accidents but to chronic conditions and high blood pressure.